Kathryn Kircher renovated her childhood home, the log and chink cabin her father, Boyne Founder Everett Kircher brought from Tennessee to the Boyne River, giving it her own style while keeping a hand in the past.

The holidays kick off on Thanksgiving weekend in Northern Michigan starting a season filled with tree lightings, shopping nights and Santa sightings in small town celebrations from Traverse City to Petoskey to Mackinac Island.